2025-2026 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H3595: Addressing challenges facing public libraries and digital resource collections
Legislative Summary
For legislation to authorize library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks and for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to challenges facing public libraries and digital resource collections. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.
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Bill History
2/27/2025
Referred to the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Senate concurred
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development(Joint Conference)
Sponsors
Democrat: 17
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Brian Murray
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (17)
Antonio Cabral
Democrat
Mark Cusack
Democrat
Mindy Domb
Democrat
James Eldridge
Democrat
Paul Feeney
Democrat
Judith Garcia
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Sally Kerans
Democrat
David LeBoeuf
Democrat
David Linsky
Democrat
Thomas Moakley
Democrat
Samantha Montano
Democrat
Patrick O'Connor
Republican
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Greg Schwartz
Democrat
Danillo Sena
Democrat
Mark Sylvia
Democrat